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Is the Bitcoin Supply Hard-Capped at 21 Million Units? No, As I’ll Show You Mathematically.

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Is the Bitcoin Supply Hard-Capped at 21 Million Units? No, As I’ll Show You Mathematically.

The maximum number of BTC that can be issued is less than 21M.

Sylvain Saurel
Sep 19, 2023
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You often read that Bitcoin supply is hard-capped at 21 million units.

The number 21 is thus intimately linked to Bitcoin. You've probably already read books like “21 Reasons to Buy Bitcoin”, “21 Lessons Bitcoin Teaches Us”, ...

However, there's something that doesn't add up if you apply the laws of mathematics.

Let's go back to the basics of mathematics.

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